8 out of 10 people fail to report racism in Ireland

Single Incident Alert DateNovember 27, 2012 Country: Ireland Address: Cork General Type: Discrimination, Institutional discrimination, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism
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According to a report launch by Nasc - an immigrant suppot organisation, more than eight out of 10 people who experienced racism in Cork did not report it to the Irish police.

The study showed that almost half (45%) of respondents had experienced discrimination in at least one area of everyday life, and that 38.5% of respondents had experienced discrimination while engaging with a service provider — housing and employment being key areas where migrants in Cork believed they were heavily discriminated against.

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